since 2012

Responsibility:
Bridging the technical and business worlds to design innovative concepts and launch new products to increase sales and the added value for our users.

Achievements:
We achieved these goals by working closely together with the Product management team at NU.nl, NUtech.nl & NUzakelijk.nl – part of Sanoma.

  • Monetized mobile as a new channel
  • Designed a responsive frontend to optimize conversion and user experience on any device
  • Aligned marketing, sales & service to launch new products with partners
  • Changed the proposition from job board to Employer branding
  • Designed, realized and launched a new content and advertisement distribution platform
  • Realized a decrease in maintenance costs, enable an increase of distribution channels, support multiple business models and stimulate upsell
  • Introduced and embedded the Agile development method

Tasks:

  • Look for market trends and analyze the business opportunities of new technologies
  • Develop innovative online concepts and business models
  • Present the strategic roadmap to the stakeholders and the board of directors
  • Guide innovations from conception to launch and integrate the processes in the organization
  • Maintain relationships with business partners and increase co-creation
  • Lead the development team to realize innovations & report milestones
  • Safeguard the budgets for innovation projects
  • Analyze and optimize the products and revenue streams

 

See my ambition to become a 
Chief Innovation Officer
See the previous step in my career as Innovator  
2011 Manager Business Innovation at Connexys